AWS Well- Architected Framework - Cost Optimization

Question 1

The Pillars of a Well - Architected Framework?

Answer 1

1) Security
2) Reliability
3) Performance Efficiency - effective use of resources to meet the requirement
4) Cost Optimization - reduce cost
5) Operational Excellence - documented practices and procedures.

Question 2

What does Cost Optimization of?

Answer 2

1) Matched supply and demand
2) Cost-effective resources
3) Expenditure awareness
4) Optimizing over time.

Question 3

What questions should you ask with Cost Optimization - Matched supply and demand

Answer 3

1) How do you make sure your capacity matches but does not substantially exceed what you need?
2) How are you optimizing your usage of AWS services?

Question 4

What questions should you ask with Cost Optimization - Cost-effective resources

Answer 4

1) Have you selected the appropriate resource types to meet your cost targets?
2) Have you selected the appropriate pricing model to meet your cost targets?
3) Are there managed services (higher-level services than EC2 , EBS, and S3) that you can use to improve you ROI?

Question 5

What questions should you ask with Cost Optimization - Expenditure awareness

Answer 5

1) What access controls and procedures do you have in place to govern AWS costs?
2) How are you monitoring usage and spending?
3) How do you decommission resources that you no longer need, or stop resources that are temporarily not needed?
4) How do you consider data-transfer charges when designing your architecture?

Question 6

What questions should you ask with Cost Optimization - Optimizing over time.

Answer 6

How do you manage and/or consider the adoption of new services.